Part 3: Exploring Topics

I really enjoyed this weeks topic about exploring the deep web.  As students of Clark College we have access to so many free research tools, it is amazing.  I do enjoy using Wikipedia, but prefer to use GVRL as a research tool.  I like the idea that the articles are written by scholars within that specific field, and these scholars also reference other cited information at the end of their article so you can do even more research, or confirm your source.  

I chose to research the topic of censorship, and found and abundance of information.  Being able to use the keywords, I was really able to narrow down the search to a few questions for my research paper to answer.  

The sources that I chose to use were specific to freedom of speech with students.  The article gave a brief history of when this movement started, and a few of the more important court cases that have had historical affects on students.  One interesting fact that I found out was that freedom of speech and students didn't become a issue until the Vietnam War.  It was at this time that students began to have opposing political views from their teachers and administrators. 

The IRIS tutorial is always a helpful tool.  Being able to be guided through all the search engines available to students can be confusing.  I have used the IRIS tutorials a few times in my student career. 

All of the popular databases available to students via the Clark College website can help any student become an minor expert on a specific research topic.

Thanks,
Megan Fletcher